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Broadway is about to get another king -- a revival of the musical "The King and I" starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe will join "The Lion King" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."

Lincoln Center Theater said Monday that the classic romance by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II will begin performances March 12 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

O'Hara, a five time Tony-nominated soprano whose show "The Bridges of Madison County" closed in May, will play the starchy English schoolmistress sent to Siam to educate the children of the king. Watanabe, whose films include "Inception" and "Letters from Iwo Jima," will make his U.S. stage debut as the king.

This will be the fourth revival of the 1951 musical. The last time was in 1996 starring Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips. Yul Brynner had previously played the king three times -- 1951, 1977 and 1985.

Downey's son arrested on drug charges

Los Angeles authorities say the 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey Jr. is out on bail after being arrested with what deputies believe was cocaine.

Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Valentine says Indio Falconer Downey was taken into custody Sunday afternoon after a car he was in was pulled over in West Hollywood.

Valentine says Downey was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, believed to be cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Two other people were in the car but only Downey was arrested. Downey was released shortly on $10,250 bail. A court date is set for Aug. 29.

"Unfortunately, there's a genetic component to addiction and Indio has likely inherited it," Robert Downey Jr., who had a series of high-profile drug-related arrests in the late 1990s, said in a statement. "We're grateful to the Sheriff's Department for their intervention, and believe Indio can be another recovery success story instead of a cautionary tale."

Robert Downey's drug use sent him to prison and rehab and cost him acting roles. He is now one of the industry's most bankable stars after appearing in Marvel's "Iron Man" trilogy and "The Avengers."

Disney Channel star bows out of Aaliyah biopic

Dust yourself off and try again Lifetime Network: Zendaya will no longer play Aaliyah in an upcoming film.

The 17-year-old Disney Channel star said Sunday that she pulled out of the project because "production-wise, (it) wasn't all the way there."

"Because it's someone that I honor and I respect so much, it has to be 128 percent, especially for all her fans, including myself," Zendaya said. "I didn't feel like it was all the way there, so I didn't want to do that. And when the time comes when it's done right and it's 100 percent, by all means, I will be the first person there ready to go."

Lifetime announced Zendaya's participation two weeks ago. The announcement sparked anger from Aaliyah's family, who are not participating in the project.

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